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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Preseason Girls Basketball
December 6, 2012
Here are the very first MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2012-2013 season. Each Monday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.netRecords in parenthesis are final 2011-2012 records.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1. Bethel Park Black Hawks (15-9)2. Chartiers Valley Colts (25-4)3. Mount Lebanon Blue Devils (25-4)4. Penn-Trafford Warriors (18-5)5. Oakland Catholic Eagles (28-3)MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Preseason Wrestling
Every Thursday through January, MSA Sports ranks the top ten teams in both the WPIAL Class AAA and Class AA team wrestling. Don't miss Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle Show every Monday at 7:00pm AND weekly matches broadcast on Wednesday's and select weekends only here on the MSA Sports Network. Here is the Pre-season edition of the Top Ten.2012-2013 WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
December 5, 2012
Last year, Gateway, New Castle, Beaver Falls and Lincoln Park won WPIAL boys basketball titles. With the Red Hurricane moving up to AAAA, a new champion will be crowned in Class AAA while all of the defending champs will be in play for more gold in 2012-2013.The boys basketball season in the WPIAL gets underway Friday night and here is a preview:Big Game Hunting – The Football Threepack for Week Fifteen
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTablMSA Sports Fab Five – PIHL High School Hockey Rankings – 12/05/2012
Here are the Top Five teams in the PIHL's Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Open Class for the Week of November 19th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAA. MSA Sports will unveil a new Fab Five every Wednesday during the high school hockey regular season only at MSAsports.net. Starting in December, MSA Sports will have the PIHL Notebook every Monday and The PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm on your best source for high school hockey, the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (5-0-1) (Last Week #2)2) CANON McMILLAN BIG MACS (5-1-1) (Last Week #3)3) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (6-1-0) (Last Week #1)2012-2013 WPIAL WRESTLING PREVIEW
If you've seen this story before, it's because history is repeating itself in high school wrestling around the WPIAL.Last year Burrell won the AA Team Championship to extend the all time record for consecutive seasons with WPIAL team championships at six.Also last year, Canon-McMillan won the AAA Team Championship for the third straight year, tying the all time AAA mark set by North Allegheny from 1986-1988 for winning WPIAL team championships.2012-2013 WPIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
December 3, 2012
When it comes to finding the top girls basketball teams in WPIAL Class AAAA this season, the South Hills are alive.Section 4 of Class AAAA is loaded with strong teams this season. The section always is good, but got even better this season with the addition of Chartiers Valley. Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair are three other teams in the section that are among the best in Class AAAA.The season gets underway Friday night and here is a preview:CLASS AAAASECTION 1Team to beatPenn-Trafford. The Warriors finished 18-5 last season and have a strong backcourt tandem with senior guards Taylor Cortazzo and Nicole Hyland.Two more to watchKiski Area and Norwin.PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 12/03/2012
This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/03/2012
The Road to Hershey continues while the winter high school sports season tips off this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We will have the three PIAA Semifinals state playoff games for the remaining WPIAL football teams: North Allegheny, Aliquippa and Clairton, plus we have PIHL high school hockey, men's and women's college basketball, the start of the 2012-2013 high school boys and girls basketball season along with the start up of the new scholastic wrestling campaign and the debut shows of Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle and the PIHL Power Play Show ALL this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, December 3rd:TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.netIUP Falls Short in NCAA D-II Quarterfinals
December 1, 2012
Ricky Rozier scored from one yard out with 3:51 remaining to play to give the Winston Salem State Rams a berth in the NCAA Division II semfinals with a 21-17 victory over IUP on Saturday in North Carolina. The number 2 ranked Rams entered the playoffs as the number one seed in Super Region One, Winston Salem is now 13-0 overall.Clairton Destroys Berlin-Brothersvalley 53-0
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Quips Cruise To 14th Win in PIAA Class AA Quarterfinals
November 30, 2012
The Aliquippa Quips continued their winning ways with an easy 51-15 victory over the District 9 champion Karns City Gremlins at Sarge Alberts Stadium in the PIAA Class AA quarterfinal round. Aliquippa led 31-0 after one quarter and 44-0 at the half. The Quips had 333 rushing yards in the first half and scored on seven of their eight possessions in the half, while the defense held the Gremlins to mnus 6 yards rushing in the same period.Scholastic Notebook – 11/30/2012
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November 29, 2012
One team remains alive for a national championship, the IUP Crimson Hawks in Division II. Here is a preview of their matchup this week for the regional title:The IUP Crimson Hawks(12-1) meet the Winston Salem Rams(12-0) for a noon kickoff in the NCAA Division II/Super Region One final, with a berth in the national semifinals on the line.IUP closed the regular season ranked 11th in the AFCA D-II coaches poll. The Crimson Hawks were the #3 seed in the region. IUP has defeated Shepherd and New Haven to move to the regional final.
MSA Sports Fab Five – PIHL High School Hockey Rankings – 11/28/2012
Here are the Top Five teams in the PIHL's Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Open Class for the Week of November 19th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. MSA Sports will unveil a new Fab Five every Wednesday during the high school hockey regular season only at MSAsports.net. Starting in December, MSA Sports will have the PIHL Notebook every Monday and The PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm on your best source for high school hockey, the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (6-0-0) (Last Week #1)2) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (3-0-1) (Last Week #2)3) CANON McMILLAN BIG MACS (3-1-1) (Last Week #3)WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – Championship Friday
November 27, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTablNorth Allegheny, West Allegheny, Aliquippa & Clairton Win 2012 WPIAL Football Crowns
November 26, 2012
Three teams on top of the District 7 football scene after the 2011 season are back no top here in 2012. Indians and Quips, and Tigers and Bears...oh my. Clairton claimed a record tying fifth straight WPIAL Class A championship while North Allegheny won a record setting third consecutive WPIAL Class AAAA title. Meanwhile, Aliquippa won back-to-back crowns for their record 15th overall football championship and West Allegheny won for the sixth time in 15 years and their second Class AAA gold in the last four years. Here is a look back at ALL of the results from the 2012 WPIAL Football Playoffs. Once again this year, all 60 games were heard live and now can be enjoyed archived here on the MSA Sports Network!
